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FL woman attacked husband after he complained about her cooking, police say
Posted on July 13, 2009The potatoes were undercooked, and the bread was burned, the 71-year-old reportedly reported before retiring to dine in a bedroom. That's when the missus allegedly chucked a telephone at him, the authorities allege. Deputies said Mulcahy became belligerent in the...
It's illegal to possess meth while kids are around, new MO law says
Posted on July 13, 2009When Jay Nixon signed Missouri's omnibus crime bill into law recently, he also signed Hope's Law. It's now a form of child endangerment to possess meth while in the presence of a child. An Odessa woman helped get it passed...
MO law bans texting while driving, if you're 21 or younger
Posted on July 13, 2009I don't get the age limit. Obviously, young people are more likely to be texting while driving, but I don't think it would be any safer for, say, a 40-year-old to be engaging in the same behavior.
Pet snake kills toddler -- should parents be charged?
Posted on July 13, 2009You might have seen this story a few days ago: In Florida, a 2-year-old girl was crushed to death after her family's Burmese python sneaked into her room in the middle of the night. There's already a charge filed because...
Police called after Hide And Seek game spirals out of control
Posted on July 13, 2009A 2-year-old girl did such a good job at hide-and-seek that her family called Pennsylvania police to find her. Hide-and-seek has now been banned in that household.
Man steals 37 cats from animal shelter's Death Row, police say
Posted on July 13, 2009Because he couldn't stand it if they were euthanized, North Carolina police say. He eventually returned the critters, so he's facing criminal charges. He's also coughed up nearly $6K to legally adopt all of the cats.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on July 13, 2009Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. MANY THANKS: I'm back from vacation. Thanks again to the cast...
Activists leave water jugs for border-jumpers, get busted for littering
Posted on July 13, 2009The story is from Arizona, where a couple of humanitarian groups left water jugs on trails used by border-crossers. They were trying to prevent anyone from dying of dehydration, which has been a problem there. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
20 years later, kids say Dad didn't really molest them after all
Posted on July 13, 2009Clyde Ray Spencer, a former police officer in Washington state, was convicted of molestation charges after his own children, then 9 and 6, testified against him. The kids are grown up now, and they've helped free Spencer by saying the...
Raytown quadruple-homicide suspect appears in court
Posted on July 13, 2009Don Bradley has more details here.
Bus driver caught reading book while behind the wheel
Posted on July 13, 2009Story is from Maryland. And yes, there are photos.
An unspeakable crime
Posted on July 13, 2009This went on nearly six years, Vermont police say. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Searching!
Drunk driver couldn't find his pants, MD police say
Posted on July 13, 2009Rule of The Road: If you are driving sans pants, it becomes even more important to obey the speed limit.
More about KCPD-City Hall relations ...
Posted on July 13, 2009Chief Corwin has a post here that seems to respond to Lynn Horsley and Dave Helling's weekend piece on relations between City Hall and KCPD. (Or parts of their story, at least.) Specifically, the chief talks about the whole issue...
"The weakest link" foils KC robbery
Posted on July 13, 2009From Christine: Two men with a shotgun burst into a gas station at 5 a.m. Saturday, but didn?t ask the clerk at the BP station at 6245 Prospect Avenue for any cash. Instead, one suspect racked a round in the...
Des Moines law bans dancing after 2 a.m.
Posted on July 13, 2009Nobody's ever been cited under it, though, because everybody has to get up early the next morning and feed the hogs.
Clerk used real cricket bat to trump robber's fake gun
Posted on July 13, 2009The employee noticed the "gun" had an orange plastic tip, though sadly, it doesn't sound like he got to beat up the robber.
Douglas County plans DUI checkpoint, saturation patrol for Friday
Posted on July 13, 2009From the Douglas County Sheriff's Office: The Douglas County Sheriff?s Office will conduct Saturation Traffic Patrols and a D.W.I. Check Lane the evening of Friday July 17, 2009. Sheriff?s deputies will be out in force from 7:00 P.M. Friday and...
Gay couple say they were arrested for kissing near LDS temple
Posted on July 13, 2009Story is from Salt Lake City, where a gay couple says that Latter-Day Saint security guards detained them because they were kissing on church property. The men say they were singled out, the church says they have an anti-PDA policy...
66 law-enforcement officers killed in first six months of 2009
Posted on July 13, 2009That represents a 20 percent rise over the same time period in 2008, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reports. Historically, though, it's still very low compared to past years.
DC cops put up roadblocks into high-crime neighborhoods
Posted on July 13, 2009Not sure if you remember this, but last summer, Washington D.C. police set up roadblocks into high-crime neighborhoods as a way to prevent shootings. (There was a spike in those kinds of cases back in 2008.) A federal appeals court,...
KCMO homicide count rises to 58
Posted on July 13, 2009There were 56 homicides by the same point in 2008. KCPD says its closure rate is 60 percent -- it's solved about 41 percent of this year's homicides, plus several others from previous years. More details here.
UPDATE: Home invaders kill couple who adopted dozen kids
Posted on July 13, 2009Just wanted to let you know what's happening in Florida. They've got two suspects arrested on murder charges, but won't talk about the motive yet -- only that it's a "humdinger." Will keep an eye on this one.
Photos from the Bobby Greenlease case
Posted on July 13, 2009Another local blog, Kansas City With The Russian Accent, has tracked down some vintage "Life" photos from the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping and murder, one of the most notorious crimes in Kansas City history. Here's a Wikipedia entry about the case....
Kansas Bureau of Investigation turns 70
Posted on July 13, 2009Joe Lambe has a nice piece about the bureau, which has worked some of the biggest cases in Kansas crime history, including the "In Cold Blood" homicides and the BTK serial killings.There's a PDF here with an in-depth history of...
I'm so glad this person is carrying a gun
Posted on July 13, 2009Lovely story from Washington state, where a woman reportedly started yelling and cursing at a Wal-Mart employee who sold her the wrong kind of ammunition. Other shoppers intervened and asked her to stop terrorizing the help -- so, when she...
Life imitates "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
Posted on July 13, 2009A Georgia man thought his Jaguar was sitting at a local repair shop -- so it was a shock when he got a ticket because the car didn't stop to pay a road toll. Turns out, the shop owner had...
MO town requires prescription for Sudafed, Claritin D
Posted on July 13, 2009A while back, there was a failed effort in the Missouri legislature to require a prescription when buying anything with pseudoephedrine. That's a key ingredient in meth -- and it's also found in many over-the-counter cold remedies like Sudafed. The...
TN woman gets 18 months after husband dies during "sex game"
Posted on July 13, 2009I used quote marks because I don't think it's a game when your wife leaves you bound and gagged in your mobile home for 20 hours while she goes to meet an "Internet friend." Yahtzee is a game -- this...
KCPD and City Hall -- can this marriage be saved?
Posted on July 12, 2009Dave Helling and Lynn Horsley have a big story about the recent squabbling between KCPD and City Hall over ... well, there's actually a laundry list of things. A lot of it comes down to money and who controls it....
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Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
Probably depends on the law of the state in which you live. Many states allow fo...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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